condizionare

Italian

Etymology

From condizione + -are.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kon.dit.t͡sjoˈna.re/
  • Rhymes: -are
  • Hyphenation: con‧di‧zio‧nà‧re

Verb

condizionàre (first-person singular present condizióno, first-person singular past historic condizionài, past participle condizionàto, auxiliary avére) (transitive)

  1. to package, wrap up, etc. for shipment
    Synonyms: confezionare, imballare, inscatolare
  2. (of textiles) to provision the appropriate amount of humidity for the fabric to be subjected to further processing
  3. (rare) (of a meal, especially meat-based) to season before cooking
  4. to air-condition
    Synonym: climatizzare
    condizionare l'ariato air-condition
  5. to condition (subject to certain conditions or limitations)
    Ha condizionato il propio assenso a certe promesse.
    He conditioned his agreement on certain promises.
  6. to condition (shape the behavior of someone)
    condizionare i figli altruito condition other people's children
  7. to influence the course or result of
    Il suo sussiego ha condizionato l'esito del loro appuntamento.
    His arrogance influenced the result of their date.
  8. (archaic) to make suitable or fitting

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • condizionare in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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